United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 5740 — War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Summary

War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should actively encourage prosecution of war crimes suspects and Nazi war criminals. The President shall submit a report for each of FY2017-FY2021 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily. The President may not issue a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to an identified country. The President may waive such prohibition in the U.S. national security interest.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  2. Introduced in House

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5740 do?
War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should actively encourage prosecution of war crimes suspects and Nazi war criminals. The President shall submit a report for each of FY2017-FY2021 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily. The President may not issue a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to an identified country. The President may waive such prohibition in the U.S. national security interest.
Who sponsors HR 5740?
HR 5740 is sponsored by Steve Israel (D).
What is the current status of HR 5740?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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